King James Version

Lamentations 3:31

For the LORD will not cast off for ever:

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כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִזְנַ֛חyiznachcast awayזָנַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast away”, an unfinished actionH2186reject, forsake, failcast away (off), remove far away (off).לְעוֹלָ֖םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…אֲדֹנָֽיadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

For the Lord doth not cast off to the age.

World English Bible

For the Lord will not cast off forever.

Darby Translation

For the Lord will not cast off for ever;

Douay-Rheims

Caph. For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the Lord will not reject for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι οὐκ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀπώσεται Κύριος.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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